Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
(1841-1926), Actor-managerLater Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 41 portraits
Bancroft's first appearance on the stage was in 1861 at Birmingham, and he played in the regions with success for several years. His first London appearance was in 1865 in J. P. Wooler's A Winning Hazard at the Prince of Wales's Theatre. This theatre was managed by Effie Wilton, whom he married in 1868. The pair continued as joint managers of the theatre.
Sir Squire Bancroft Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Carlo Pellegrini
watercolour, 1883
NPG 5072
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Harry Furniss
ink, circa 1885-1923
NPG 4095(2)
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Hugh Goldwin Riviere
oil on canvas, 1900
NPG 2121
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, 1870s
NPG Ax7663
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x204
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Window & Grove
albumen print, 1870s
NPG x206
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x550
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Elliott & Fry
albumen carte-de-visite, 1870s
NPG x76632
after Lock & Whitfield, and Elliott & Fry, and Fradelle & Marshall, and Pierre Petit, and Louis Bertin, and Unknown photographers
woodburytype, late 1870s
NPG x132955
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by St James's Photographic Co
carbon print, published 1883
NPG x135390
Marie Effie (née Wilton), Lady Bancroft; Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Carson & Comerford
woodburytype, published 1 July 1885
NPG Ax29219
Marie Effie (née Wilton), Lady Bancroft; Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Herbert Rose Barraud
albumen panel card, circa 1885
NPG x1525
Marie Effie (née Wilton), Lady Bancroft; Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Carson & Comerford
woodburytype, published 1 July 1885
NPG x203
Marie Effie (née Wilton), Lady Bancroft; Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Herbert Rose Barraud, published by Carson & Comerford
woodburytype, published 1 July 1885
NPG x6405
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Direct Photo Engraving Co Ltd, after Barrauds Ltd
collotype, (circa 1885)
NPG x136662
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published October 1889
NPG Ax38304
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published October 1889
NPG x552
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Walery, published by Sampson Low & Co
carbon print, published October 1889
NPG x8452
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1890s
NPG x19638
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1890s
NPG x19639
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1890s
NPG x19640
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1890s
NPG x19641
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1890s
NPG x19642
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
half-plate glass negative, 1890s
NPG x19643
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x27454
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Sir Emery Walker
albumen cabinet card, 1890s
NPG x27455
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Walker & Boutall, after Emery Walker Ltd
photogravure, 1890s
NPG x6404
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1891
NPG Ax15920
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by W. & D. Downey, published by Cassell & Company, Ltd
carbon print, published 1891
NPG x202
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
published by Ogden's
cigarette card, published circa 1894-1907
NPG x197019
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield); Marie Effie (née Wilton), Lady Bancroft
by Alfred Ellis & Walery
albumen cabinet card, 1896
NPG x197246
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by London Stereoscopic & Photographic Company
bromide postcard print, 1900
NPG x551
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Unknown photographer
bromide print, 1900s
NPG x199006
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by Davidson Brothers
bromide postcard print, 1900s
NPG x200529
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Lizzie Caswall Smith, published by Millar & Lang Ltd
hand-coloured halftone postcard print, 1900s
NPG x200530
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Claude Harris
vintage bromide print, circa 1917
NPG x5597
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield) ('Mr. Bancroft')
published by Frederick Arnold, after Unknown artist
lithograph, published in the Hornet 7 June 1871
NPG D48239
Sir Squire Bancroft (Squire White Butterfield) ('Men of the Day. No. 510. ')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 13 June 1891
NPG D44546
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
after Howard van Dusen, and after John Hassall
lithograph, early 20th century
NPG D7491
Sir Squire Bancroft (né Butterfield)
by Unknown photographer
woodburytype, 1870s
NPG x205
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